1999 Intercontinental Cup

1999 Intercontinental Cup
	Match programme cover
Date	30 November 1999
Venue	National Stadium, Tokyo
Man of the Match	Ryan Giggs; (Manchester United)
Referee	Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Attendance	53,372
Weather	Clear; 12 °C (54 °F); 58% humidity
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The 1999 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 30 November 1999 between Manchester United, winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, and Palmeiras, winners of the 1999 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 53,372 spectators.

Manchester United won the match 1–0, the winning goal scored by their captain, Roy Keane. This was United's only Intercontinental Cup triumph, having been beaten by Estudiantes in the 1968 competition. This game was Palmeiras' only appearance in the Intercontinental Cup. Ryan Giggs was given the man of the match award.^[2] Manchester United's victory made them the first and only team from England and also the British Isles to win the Intercontinental Cup.^[3]

Teams[]

Team	Qualification	Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Manchester United	1998–99 UEFA Champions League winners	1968
Palmeiras	1999 Copa Libertadores winners	None

Venue[]

The National Stadium in Tokyo hosted the match

For the 20th season in a row, as a result of the competition's sponsorship by Toyota, the match was played at a neutral venue, the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.^[4]

Match[]

Details[]

30 November 1999

19:10 JST

Manchester United	1–0	Palmeiras
Keane 35'	Report

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 53,372

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Manchester United

Palmeiras


GK	1	Mark Bosnich
RB	2	Gary Neville
CB	27	Mikaël Silvestre	79'
CB	6	Jaap Stam
LB	3	Denis Irwin
RM	7	David Beckham
CM	16	Roy Keane (c)
CM	8	Nicky Butt
LM	11	Ryan Giggs
CF	20	Ole Gunnar Solskjær		46'
CF	18	Paul Scholes		75'
Substitutes:
GK	26	Massimo Taibi
DF	12	Phil Neville
DF	28	Danny Higginbotham
DF	30	Ronnie Wallwork
MF	25	Quinton Fortune
FW	10	Teddy Sheringham		75'
FW	19	Dwight Yorke		46'
Manager:
Sir Alex Ferguson


GK	1	Marcos
RB	2	Francisco Arce
CB	3	Júnior Baiano
CB	4	Roque Júnior
LB	6	Júnior
DM	5	César Sampaio (c)
DM	15	Galeano		54'
AM	10	Alex	28'
AM	11	Zinho
CF	20	Faustino Asprilla		56'
CF	7	Paulo Nunes		77'
Substitutes:
GK	12	Sérgio
DF	18	Cléber
DF	13	Tiago Silva
MF	8	Rogério
FW	9	Oséas		56'
FW	19	Euller		77'
FW	17	Evair		54'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)^[5]

Assistant referees:
Jeon Young-Hyun (South Korea)
Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)
Fourth official:
Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Statistics[]

Overall^[6]
	Manchester United	Palmeiras
Goals scored	1	0
Total shots	8	15
Shots on target	1	4
Corner kicks	6	12
Offsides	16	13
Yellow cards	1	1
Red cards	0	0

References[]

^ "Weather history for Tokyo, Japan – Tuesday, November 30, 1999". Weather Underground. The Weather Channel. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (2 January 2009). "Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
^ "Manchester United 1 Palmeiras 0: Minute by minute". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
^ "Intercontinental Cup". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ Toyota Cup
^ "Match Statistics". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2007.

External links[]

1999 Intercontinental Cup at FIFA.com

[1] "Weather history for Tokyo, Japan – Tuesday, November 30, 1999". Weather Underground. The Weather Channel. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[2] Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (2 January 2009). "Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

[3] "Manchester United 1 Palmeiras 0: Minute by minute". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

[4] "Intercontinental Cup". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[5] Toyota Cup

[stats-6] "Match Statistics". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2007.

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